How will you be celebrating Mother’s Day this year? We will be spending it with our families at home and the girls and I can’t wait to host a beautiful lunch to celebrate all the mothers in our family. The theme I picked for my tablescape is ‘Chic in Pink’. […]
One reason why I love home decor, and tablescaping in particular, is because you can recreate any atmosphere and travel anywhere you like, simply by mixing linens, vintage bits, pretty ceramics and flowers. Today, I wanted to bring a bit of rustic Provence to my table and create my own […]
Floral arrangements are the typical choice for centrepieces which you’ve probably seen in my many tablescape designs. However, an alternative to flower centrepieces that I’ve been embracing recently are fruit centrepieces. As well as being pretty, they’re edible! What’s not to love? Working from the warm mustard and honey tones […]
Setting the table at Lord Beaverbrook’s magnificent country house really took me on a walk through history. From gorgeous gardens to stone pavilions dotted around the grounds, there is an abundance of inspiration to be found here. Nevertheless, it was the shell-encrusted grotto by Belinda Eade that captured me the most and was the inspiration for Sharland England’s Autumn tablescape. It’s quite magical! The grotto […]
Balmy evenings, fresh drinks, good company and terracotta-toned tablescapes for me! I’ve always adored warm browns and terracotta tones. They bring back so many memories of happy childhood summers spent with my family in the south of France, where eating together and entertaining was a cherished daily activity. Moments full […]
Is it too early to be planning my marbled spring table?! I think not and with some sunny days in my kitchen I have been creating some new styles and tablescapes. After the berry reds and forest greens of Christmas I’m enjoying bright colours, pretty glassware and florals…both on the […]
A tartan table is a little variation on the traditional red and green tables that are the go to for Christmas decorating. I often use tartan ribbon on the tree at Christmas but I decided to incorporate it into my decorating for this tartan table, by using a length of […]
An afternoon spent tablescaping is my idea of heaven so you can imagine how much fun I had creating these three themes. The first ‘Tonal Greens’ is a mix of fruit and flowers, with the most beautiful embroidered napkins and green velvet ribbon. Then comes my second forest look which […]
Did I mention I love tablescaping? One of the reasons I love a change of season so much is because it means a whole new palette on the table (as well as in my wardrobe of course.) This was also my first proper table top in the new house so […]